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Carangidae (Jacks and pompanos) > Caranginae
Etymology: Caranx: French, carangue, the name of a Caribbean fish; 1836 (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Cuvier.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
पारिस्थितिकी
समुद्री प्रवाल-भित्ति संयुक्त; गहराई सीमा 0 - 50 m (Ref. 9710). Subtropical; 42°N - 25°S, 97°W - 7°E
Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA) and Bermuda, through the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean to São Paulo, Brazil (Ref. 57756). Eastern Central Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121).
Length at first maturity / आकार / वज़न / Age
Maturity: Lm 45.0, range 32 - ? cm
Max length : 100.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5217); common length : 50.0 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5217); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 14.0 kg (Ref. 26340)
पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 8 - 9; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 25 - 28; गुदा कांटा: 2 - 3; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 22 - 25. Upper jaw does not reach to anterior margin of eye. Juveniles have about 5 vertical dark bars on body.
Adults prefer offshore reefs (Ref. 9710) and open marine waters (Ref. 26938). Juveniles often found near the shore on seagrass beds or often associated jellyfish or floating Sargassum (Ref. 5217). Generally solitary but sometimes seen in small groups (Ref. 26235). They feed on small fishes (Ref. 26235). Spawning occurs offshore from February to October (Ref. 26938). Flavor considered fair to good (Ref. 5521).
Cervigón, F., 1993. Los peces marinos de Venezuela. Volume 2. Fundación Científica Los Roques, Caracas,Venezuela. 497 p. (Ref. 9626)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning (Ref. 30911)
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 22.8 - 28, mean 26.4 °C (based on 462 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01263 - 0.03010), b=2.89 (2.77 - 3.01), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & Genus-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.2 se; based on diet studies.
लौटाव (Ref.
120179): ऊंचा, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी समय अवलागत 15 महीने। (Fec > 7 million eggs).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): High vulnerability (60 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 13.7 [6.4, 31.7] mg/100g; Iron = 1.1 [0.5, 2.4] mg/100g; Protein = 21 [18, 23] %; Omega3 = 0.229 [0.121, 0.445] g/100g; Selenium = 4.57 [2.11, 11.39] μg/100g; VitaminA = 44.3 [8.2, 283.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.351 [0.180, 0.796] mg/100g (wet weight);